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ESC: Steinbeis ESC 22.01

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About the project

ESC: Steinbeis ESC 22.01

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Emmaus Senior Citizens' Centre is run by Sozialwerk Schwarzwald e.V. and is recognised as a facility for inpatient care for the elderly. Both the provider and the facility are non-profit organisations and members of the Paritätische Welfare Association. The Emmaus Centre for the Elderly was founded in 1975 on the initiative of members of the Beihingen in 1975 as a home for the elderly. The Seniorenzentrum Emmaus is a multi-level facility and has has permanent, short-term and day care places, assisted living, an in-house kitchen and laundry as well as an open lunch service. After various restructurings and expansions, 92 permanent and short-term care and short-term care guests live in the inpatient facility. A special sheltered dementia living area is offered for people with dementia. dementia living area is offered. The aim is to provide each resident with the individually required level of support and care. In the immediate vicinity, there are 13 assisted and barrier-free senior flats in Haus Elim. The Bethesda residential park offers day care for up to 25 guests daily, a mobile care service, an in-house kitchen and laundry. These services can also be used by the tenants of the assisted living facility. Since 2022, another residential park has been under construction in the municipality of Egenhausen. Here, a day care centre is expected to open in November 2023, a day care facility with up to 15 guests, an outpatient assisted living community with 8 places, and 23 barrier-free senior flats. Das Seniorenzentrum Emmaus wird vom Sozialwerk Schwarzwald e.V. getragen und ist als Einrichtung der stationären Altenhilfe anerkannt. Sowohl der Träger als auch die Einrichtung sind gemeinnützig und Mitglied im Paritätischen Wohlfahrtsverband. Das Seniorenzentrum Emmaus wurde auf Initiative von Mitgliedern der Freien Christengemeinde Beihingen 1975 als Altenheim in Betrieb genommen. Das Seniorenzentrum Emmaus ist eine mehrstufige Einrichtung und verfügt über Dauer-, Kurzzeit- und Tagespflegeplätze, Betreutes Wohnen, eine hauseigene Küche und Wäscherei sowie einen offenen Mittagstisch. Nach verschiedenen Umstrukturierungen und Erweiterungen leben heute 92 Dauer- und Kurzzeitpflegegäste in der stationären Einrichtung. Für Personen mit Demenz wird ein spezieller beschützter Demenzwohnbereich angeboten. Ziel ist, jedem Bewohner das individuell erforderliche Maß an Unterstützung und Pflege zu bieten. In unmittelbarer Nähe befinden sich im Haus Elim 13 betreute und barrierefreie Seniorenwohnungen. Im Wohnpark Bethesda gibt es eine Tagespflege mit bis zu 25 Gästen täglich, einem Mobilen Pflegedienst, einer hauseigenen Küche und Wäscherei. Diese Angebote können auch von den Mietern des Betreuten Wohnens in Anspruch genommen werden. Seit 2022 wird ein weiterer Wohnpark in der Gemeinde Egenhausen gebaut. Hier eröffnet voraussichtlich ab November 2023 eine Tagespflege mit bis zu 15 Gästen, eine ambulant betreute Wohngemeinschaft mit 8 Plätzen und 23 barrierefreie Seniorenwohnungen.

💼 What the programme involves

The Seniorenzentrum Emmaus is a qualified institution for inpatient care of old people (residents live there). The house has 78 care spaces that are double or single rooms. There is also a day care programme for people in the area who need help. The institution offers holistic (mind and body) and encouraging support care with additional therapy services. There are also many free-time activities, varied events and a high level of comfort. Volunteer workers are a valuable part of the team, which improves the life of our seniors (elderly residents). While working at the Center, volunteers will develop their qualifications in the areas of personal, social and language competence. They will learn about different lifestyles and how to support old people. Some of these old people may be very fragile or have psychiatric changes (mental disease). Volunteers will learn about the organization and duties of an old age care institution, the volunteering activities include also some work of routine

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers get a single room at the institution or in a separate home near the institution. Volunteers get their meals for free at the old age home or vouchers for the local supermarket to buy foodstuff for self catering. To travel around the area, European Volunteers get a monthly transportation ticket. This is for the regional transportation authority of Bäderkreis Calw. With this ticket, volunteers can use all transportation of the ÖPNV in the Calw region for free (no cost). Volunteers can use this ticket in the VCG fee-area on: workdays after 9am and 24 hours on weekends.

🎒 Leisure activities

To decrease problems from the start, volunteers go to important introduction seminars where they'll receive information about the institution and their duties. There is continuous professional support for the volunteers. One example of support is regular reflection talks. A neutral person from outside of the core group will lead these talks. Apart from the compulsory EVS training cycle provided by the National Agency there is also weekly language training at the local adult education center.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: This project is only for young people with less opportunities in terms of education which means without academic degrees even university entrance qualification. Volunteers should be open to working with old people who need care. Some of the residents may also have old-age diseases of the mind (for example, Alzheimer’s). Basic knowledge of the German language is helpful for the daily contact with: the residents, day-guests of the institution, family members and co-workers. Learning the German language should not be the volunteers’ only or main motivation for volunteering with this project.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

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01/11/2023 → 31/08/2024

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Schwandorfer Str. 20, 72221 Haiterbach, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 20:56 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German